Electrical Design Engineer
- Salary
- $165K - $220K
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- On-site · San Leandro
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 28 September 2026.
About the role
About Charge Robotics:
Charge Robotics's standard text
Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms.
Demand for new solar projects is booming (1 ⁄ 5 of all the solar that exists in the US was installed last year!), but today’s construction companies can’t keep up due to limited labor resources.
We thought this was insane, so we started working on robots to directly address this bottleneck and speed up the world’s transition to renewables.
Charge is a fast-moving company, which means constant opportunities for learning and growth. You’ll have a large impact on the direction of our company, and will be compensated accordingly.
We’re MIT-founded and backed by top generalist and climate tech investors, including Lux Capital and Y Combinator (S21).
Charge Robotics's standard text
If you’re excited to work on interesting problems with direct climate impact, you’re going to fit right in! Read more about Charge at the links below:
- Fast Company – Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate's Biggest Problems
- MIT News – Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories
- YouTube – full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm
About the role:
As an Electrical Design Engineer at Charge Robotics, you'll be designing and implementing the electrical systems that power our robotic factory, playing a direct role in deploying gigawatts of clean power generation.
What you'll be working on:
- Designing, testing, and validating electrical systems including power distribution, control circuits, and signal conditioning for our robotic factory
- Selecting and integrating motors, sensors, actuators, PLCs, and other electrical/electronic components to meet system requirements for reliability and performance
- Creating electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness designs while establishing standards for electrical documentation and best practices
- Troubleshooting electrical issues in factory and field deployments, working closely with mechanical and software teams to ensure seamless system integration
- Scaling electrical systems from design to manufacturing and deployment
You:
- Have strong experience in electrical engineering with hands-on skills in power systems, control systems, and industrial automation
- Can read and create electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams, and are proficient with CAD tools for electrical design
- Have experience specifying and integrating electrical components (motors, drives, sensors, relays, PLCs) and understand electrical codes and safety standards
- Have worked in a fast-paced startup environment before, and loved it
- Are excited to work with (and occasionally safely climb into) giant robots
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Are based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work 4-5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ
- Gain satisfaction from personally playing a part in mitigating climate change
- Are excited to see your work deployed onto actual solar farms!
It'd also be nice if you:
- Have experience with high-power electrical systems, motion control, or industrial robotics
- Have a 4-year degree in electrical engineering or a related field
- Are familiar with Python or other programming languages for testing and automation
What this role asks for
Standard for software engineering roles
Python
Common in software engineering postings at any company.
66% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Charge Robotics's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with Charge Robotics's other open jobs.
The team: Engineering
This role is one of 7 open in Engineering. 7 were posted in the last 30 days.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Python (4 of 7), PLC (3 of 7)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Robotics Software Engineer posted Sep 28
- Senior Electrical Engineer posted Sep 28
- Senior Robotics Integration Engineer posted Sep 28
- Manufacturing Engineer posted Sep 28
- Head of Engineering posted Sep 28
- Mechanical Engineer (all levels) posted Sep 28
From the team and dates on Charge Robotics's own job board.
Salary context
14 other open postings titled Electrical Design Engineer state a salary: median USD 105,000 to USD 140,000 a year.
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